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Short selling ban
Korea’s ruling party seeks to extend short-selling ban, revise relevant rules
South Korea’s ruling party is pursuing an extension of the temporary short-selling ban set to expire mid-September. It is simultaneously prepari...
Aug 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Rights offerings, IPOs could suffer if government lifts short-selling ban
While the market awaits the government's final decision on whether to extend its temporary ban on short selling, the investment banking industry is ex...
Aug 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK Bioscience wins COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing order from US firm
SK Bioscience Co. Ltd. has secured a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) order for a new coronavirus vaccine candidate under development by the ...
Aug 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling ban
Market keeps close watch on Korea's short-selling ban decision
Korea’s six-month ban on short selling is set to expire on September 15, fueling market chatter whether or not the country’s financial wat...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Hynix
SK Hynix joins in $60 mn funding for US chip design startup SiFive
SK Hynix Inc. has recently participated in a $60 million funding for the US semiconductor startup SiFive, SK Hynix said on August 12.Saudi Aramco and ...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chips
Korea’s reliance on semiconductor chips increases economic vulnerability: FKI
South Korea’s heavy dependence on semiconductor chips and its concentration on the US and China for exports pose a greater risk to the export-or...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean dramas push cultural content exports beyond $10 billion
Korean dramas are becoming a worldwide phenomenon as they rise steadily to become one of Korea's major exports - even in countries that harb...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Hanwha taps into ESS business by acquiring 100% stake in US-based Geli
Hanwha Q CELLS has acquired a 100% stake in the energy software company Growing Energy Labs, Inc (Geli) in a move to step up its energy business in th...
Aug 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Hanwha loses to Chevron in a bid to acquire 50% stake in US-based ethane cracker
Hanwha Group has lost to US-based chemical company Chevron Phillips in a bid to acquire a 50% stake in global chemical company Sasol’s...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
US insurer Cigna’s Korean unit says no decision yet on its possible sale
LINA Life Insurance Co., wholly owned by the US life insurance group Cigna, said on August 6 that its parent group has not made a decision to sell the...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung inches closer to Intel as chip market posts Q2 growth despite pandemic
Samsung Electronics Co. is seen narrowing its chip business revenue with Intel Corp. as the global semiconductor market continues to grow despite the ...
Aug 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Hana Financial underwrites $117 million senior loan for US energy storage system
Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd has invested in an energy storage system development project as an underwriter for senior loans worth $117 million....
Jul 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
US insurer Cigna to put Korean life insurance arm up for sale
The US life insurance group Cigna has recently decided to put its South Korean insurance unit on the market and hired Goldman Sachs as the sale manage...
Jul 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korea's exports
[Economy] Korea exports drop by 16.6% hitting the lowest in 56 years
South Korea's exports have plunged 16.6% during the second quarter, hitting the lowest record in 56 years since the fourth quarter of 1963 when it fel...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Tiger Alternative raises $100 million to invest in US structured fund
South Korea's Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd has raised about $100 million from domestic retirement funds and insurance firms to invest in senior...
Jul 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Air
US hedge fund calls on Korean Air to sell baggage handling unit
A US hedge fund with a stake in Korea Airport Service Co. Ltd. (KAS), a majority owned by Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., is calling on the carrier to sell...
May 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Anbang Insurance
Mirae Asset scraps $5.8 bn US hotels deal with China’s Anbang
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. notified Anbang Insurance Group on May 3 of its decision to cancel a $5.8 billion acquisition of 15 US luxury ...
May 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
POBA to commit $120 mn to US housing development fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $120 million to a US single-family housing development fund worth about 750 billion won ($...
Mar 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Mirae Asset invests $150 mn in US meat substitutes maker
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has signed a share purchase agreement to invest $150 million in Impossible Foods Inc., a meat substitutes prod...
Mar 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Mirae Asset says on track to close $5.8 bn US hotels deal
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. remains on track to close a $5.8 billion acquisition of 15 US luxury hotels from China’s Anbang Insuranc...
Mar 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
CalSTRS, POBA to form $312.5 mn JV for US multifamily investment: report
California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will set up a $312.5 million joint ventur...
Feb 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinhan backs AMP Capital’s $763 mn US data center acquisition
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided 194.1 billion won ($162 million) in financing for AMP Capital’s 911 billion-won ($763 million) acquisition...
Feb 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Hana Fin-led JV buys 4 US student housing properties for $325 mn
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. and Chicago-based Scion Group have acquired a portfolio of four newly-developed student housing facilities for $325...
Nov 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI chip venture set to challenge Nvidia, Intel, Google
Back in 2017, the idea of launching a startup to make artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors prompted many blank stares. It was a fight that coul...
Nov 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Tiger Alternative to offer $167 mn debt financing to US PEF
South Korean private equity firm Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. will offer a 150 million euro ($167 million) senior loan to Advent International...
Oct 30, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Meritz Securities buys 24 aircraft for $686 mn from US lessor
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has recently closed the acquisition of 24 aircraft for $686 million from Aviation Capital Group Corp. (ACG), in its third i...
Oct 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Mirae Asset to offer $425 mn in equity, debt funding for US desalination plant
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. will provide $425 million in equity and debt financing for the acquisition of a desalination plant in San Dieg...
Oct 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hana Alternative sees near 8% IRR on $30 mn US hotel loan
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. Ltd. has provided a senior loan of $30 million on InterContinental Houston – Medical Center, in a five-ye...
Oct 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Shinhan provides $100 mn mezzanine loan on Brookfield’s US hotel
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided a $100 million mezzanine loan on Brookfield’s resort hotel in Florida which recently secured $560 million ...
Oct 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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